Matthew George Walsh was born in Liverpool in 1977 but is now living in Frodsham Cheshire. The former mental health nurse, who only began acting professionally in 2018, was forced to give up nursing through physical ill health, due to late onset spinal deterioration stemming from being 12 weeks premature. He says he believes his background and life skills have helped on his creative journey and adds, "I will forever be indebted to Wirral Grammar School for Boys and its wonderful drama teacher and director, Geoff Hinde, MBE, who introduced me to the joy of live theatre and encouraged me to volunteer at the Everyman, Liverpool during sixth form, as front-of-house staff, which also gave me the opportunity to train with its youth theatre." Matthew also credits the team behind The Actors’ Lab at Media City in Manchester, for encouraging him in developing his training – and especially its director, Liverpool-icon Sue Jenkins (Brookside).
His first tiny role was in his '40s, when he was an extra in the Beatles-themed film, 'Yesterday' (2019), directed by Danny Boyle. He then moved into theatre, short films and onto feature films, as well as writing and directing his own work. These included producing, and having minor parts in 'Enemy of the Heart' (2021), 'Kate and Jake' (2022), 'A Light Through Coloured Glass' (2022) and 'Morningstar' (2022). A more substantial part was as the as the Vicar in 'Bolan's Shoes' (2023), alongside Timothy Spall and Louis Emerick and then as Christopher in the short 'Gloomy Sunday' (2023), wherre Christopher reflects on his first love through snippets of his memory through twenty-four hours of flashbacks from when it began. Two more shorts followed with 'Electric Love' (2023) and 'In the Dark We Bleed' (2023) before being in one episode of 'Birchall's Pints' (2023) and then finally, a delivery driver in 'Savi' (2023). He has already sold one movie 'A Light Through Coloured Glass', which he performed in and produced with award-winning St Helen's director Mike Clarke and Half Sun Entertainment Ltd. This film will be distributed by Allen Media in North America and he is hoping to be signed by Los Angeles agents whose attention he has attracted through his groundbreaking projects. Matthew is also about to shoot his latest movie, 'Semolina Pilchard' in which he multi-tasks as Producer, Executive Producer and Cast! His upcoming film by writers Mike Clarke & Daina Smith is also directed by Mike with his established team of cast and crew, filming in Liverpool and locally in Frodsham – handy for the commute and supporting its wonderful independent businesses and charities.
'Semolina Pilchard' is a comedy crime drama, filmed in iconic Liverpool locations with an original soundtrack of local well known musicians and huge bands from across the decades. Matthew says, "We have been extremely keen from the start to offer roles to both new up-and-coming actors as well as well known stars – using as many people associated with Liverpool and its thriving arts scene as much as possible. We are thrilled to have secured the wonderful Sarah-Louise Chadwick who co-starred in Liverpool film, 'Kate & Jake', and we also welcome the return of Sophia Leanne Kelly from ALTCG, who joins Alina Allison, Gabriella Tavini, Louis Emerick, Jack Ryder, Joe McGann, Daniel Taylor, Helen Fulthorpe, Trevor Dwyer Lynch, Joe Egan, Tina Malone, James Dreyfus and Birkenhead author/actor Richard Isles in the cast, as well as numerous others – all of whom are superb!" Matthew, who is also a commercial model, says, "I am thrilled to develop another Liverpool-set project to showcase our wonderful city and our talented Liverpudlians."
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As he heads towards 50, and with 50s being the new 30s, he really does have the world at his feet, and is a new talent to watch. 'Semolina Pilchard' started production in August, wrapping in October, ready for its sneaky-peak launch during November’s Big Apple Film Festival in New York. Matthew shows that there are no constraints on changing careers and starting new businesses. He is keen to also use his work to raise awareness of local charities in his films as well as championing new talent in the arts world and supported Liverpool Fashion Week in October by modelling pre-loved clothing in a charity catwalk event, with proceeds going to the hospice which cared for his Dad – The Hospice Of The Good Shepherd in Chester. He says, "I am incredibly excited about the future, I am growing organically as a performer. I have projects slated for release into next year and 2026, including a major role in an Anglo-Bulgarian feature film with Cannes Film Festival Winners – 'Activist 38'. It’s never too late to change your career and I have a team in LA hopefully lining me up for something big too. The world is my stage."
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